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5 productive writing things to do while waiting for Script Frenzy to start

5 productive writing things to do while waiting for Script Frenzy to start

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 31, 2010 | Living the Writing Life, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre

There are only a few hours until Script Frenzy starts but instead of sitting here chomping at the bit like a lunatic, here are five useful things you can do in this time before you are allowed to start writing. Pick out character names. Remember how I said not to...

Script Frenzy tips: Don't forget to have fun!

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 31, 2010 | Living the Writing Life, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre

So, you’re thinking about writing a script in a month as part of the month long Script Frenzy (Screnzy) challenge? This sister event from the people behind NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) gives you the chance to challenge yourself to write a 100 page...

Ha! And they said the all-nighters would end with college….

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 31, 2010 | External Stimuli, Living the Writing Life, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Personally...

I’m having the night from hell over here, one of those lovely hair-on-fire work crisis situations where I am sadly pulling an all but all-niter for work. So staying up really late AND getting up early. Not excited about this at all. But if there is one thing...

Screnzy tips: Write what you like, not just what you know

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 30, 2010 | Living the Writing Life, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre

So, you’re thinking about writing a script in a month as part of the month long Script Frenzy (Screnzy) challenge? This sister event from the people behind NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) gives you the chance to challenge yourself to write a 100 page...

Some great playwright resources and articles about writing plays (from @EelKat)

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 30, 2010 | Living the Writing Life, Playwriting and Theatre

If you are doing Script Frenzy this year, a great source on Twitter is @EelKat. If you aren’t following her, you should be.Heck, if you aren’t following me (@HillaryDePiano) you should be!But I wanted to share this list of playwrighting resources that...
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Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.

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